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GCSE reviews news

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Sausagesandpeas · 02/09/2023 16:52

I know there are a few of us who have requested reviews of GCSE papers or thinking about it so thought it might be useful to have a place to share news.

We have got scripts back for both English Lit and Lang for DD and her English tutor is having a look to see if a review is worthwhile. She was predicted a 9 and got 9s in mocks and came out with a 6. Once he’s had a look, we’ll make a decision.

Also got scripts back for Chemistry and I’m sure a 6 mark calculation that has been scored 0 should have been awarded some marks (and she’s only 1 off the boundary) so will have a closer look at that later.

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gingercat02 · 17/09/2024 13:12

Second maths paper came back last week with no improvement. Paper 3 gone for review now.

MysticCatLady · 07/09/2024 09:16

OCR History took 6 days and went up a grade.

AQA English language and literature were submitted on Thursday 29th, no news yet.

gingercat02 · 07/09/2024 09:10

RachelGreensHair · 07/09/2024 05:00

How long are people waiting for the reviews/checks?

School told us within 20 working days. DS English Lit was back in a week (went up by 10 marks) and maths a few days longer (didn't change). 2nd maths paper still awaited. It went in on 30 August

practicepracticepractice · 07/09/2024 09:06

AQA submitted on Tues and not had back yet. I saw someone else post further up thread that they got AQA back quickly. I expect subject and volume makes a difference.

RachelGreensHair · 07/09/2024 05:00

How long are people waiting for the reviews/checks?

tobyj · 06/09/2024 19:19

Wow, that's amazing! (And awful at the same time.)

Cloudhopping · 06/09/2024 18:55

Just got my dds OCR English Lit review back (only submitted one paper). She went up 14 marks!!! Can't quite believe it. Went from a 6 to a very solid 7. So happy for her as she was disappointed by her initial grade, but also questioning how the first examiner could have got it so wrong!

MysticCatLady · 05/09/2024 21:59

That's fantastic @tobyj , congratulations!!!

tobyj · 05/09/2024 17:33

Just got result of English Language review. One mark off boundary, went up two marks, so gone up a grade.

Shrewsbury247 · 31/08/2024 10:56

Thanks for this hopeishere we requested on Thursday just past so might hear something next week.
It’s so frustrating being one or two marks off the boundary which can make a world of difference to options for year 13 😭😭

hopeishere · 31/08/2024 10:39

Hi, it was CCEA and we put the paperwork in last Friday and got it back yesterday. It was Spanish. I do wonder if it was an adding up error rather than a marking error for it to come back so fast. We can see he got an extra two marks and that changed the grade.

Shrewsbury247 · 31/08/2024 09:51

NI here too, have requested remarks just yesterday for 4 papers which are very close to grade boundaries, hopeishere do you mind if I ask which board and how long it took?

hopeishere · 30/08/2024 22:08

I'm in NI and we put in for a remark and it came back today and it has gone up a grade.

tobyj · 29/08/2024 20:44

Thanks @gingercat02 . Different exam board from ours, but still encouraging. DS is only one mark off the boundary.

NorthernGirlie · 29/08/2024 20:30

We request permission to download papers within marks (Maths) and double chexk the exam marking. Each question is marked by different markers so there's definitely room for marks to change.

We're offering November re-sits for any within 6 marks for Maths and English too this year

College rather than school though.

gingercat02 · 29/08/2024 20:24

AQA, I'm amazed how fast it was!

tobyj · 29/08/2024 20:18

Which exam board was that @gingercat02 ?@g@gingercat02? And congrats!

gingercat02 · 29/08/2024 17:56

DS has just had his English Lit review back, and paper 2 has gone up by 10 marks, which does improve his grade. It's definitely worth doing. He was either 2 or 3 short of the grade boundary, but I can't remember which 😁😁😁

Summertimer · 28/08/2024 14:54

JaffavsCookie · 28/08/2024 11:21

Marks can indeed go up, they can also go down, which is why is worth getting the script first to check if it is worth it, and also looking at the grade boundaries and where your dc’s marks lie in relation to those.

True, in DCs case he was one off a grade 7 in Maths. Not doing maths at a level and not needing any higher grade. School suggested a remark because he was predicted a 7 and maths was the only GCSE where he wasn’t typing. His pen work is not very legible because of disability. So the only concern I had was if it was worth the cost. Quite glad we did it

MrsHamlet · 28/08/2024 12:37

The vast vast majority of reviews go nowhere.

JaffavsCookie · 28/08/2024 11:21

Marks can indeed go up, they can also go down, which is why is worth getting the script first to check if it is worth it, and also looking at the grade boundaries and where your dc’s marks lie in relation to those.

Lampzade · 28/08/2024 09:08

Summertimer · 28/08/2024 09:04

DS has minor disability and types almost everything. GCSEs in 2022 and the only one lower than a 7 was Maths which was the only one involving using a pen. School contacted us to say there should be an application for a remark. We paid, they handled everything else. It went up to a 7.

To those saying marks don’t go up and it’s not worth it. In 2022 lots of friends of DS got remarks and most went up. Additionally, the son of a friend went up 10 marks on an A Level remark this year.

Marks go up
Some years ago my dd was given a 6 in her English Language exam. She was shocked because she thought that she did really well
I was advised by a poster on MN to ask for a review. DD’s mark went up to an 8
Other kids in her cohort were also under marked and their grades went up by two grades
Also, if someone is two or three marks away from the next grade up , it is worth seeking a review

Summertimer · 28/08/2024 09:04

DS has minor disability and types almost everything. GCSEs in 2022 and the only one lower than a 7 was Maths which was the only one involving using a pen. School contacted us to say there should be an application for a remark. We paid, they handled everything else. It went up to a 7.

To those saying marks don’t go up and it’s not worth it. In 2022 lots of friends of DS got remarks and most went up. Additionally, the son of a friend went up 10 marks on an A Level remark this year.

Smartiepants79 · 28/08/2024 08:50

Newbutoldfather · 03/09/2023 09:47

Of course, when a script has been egregiously under marked , requesting remarks is a good thing.

I saw this once in Drama where a bunch of 4s and 5s got marked up to 8s and 9s, not so much in the more mainstream subjects, especially Sciences and Maths.

But how does this even happen?? Are the markets not moderated? How is it possible to have been wrong by 3 or 4 whole grades???

Newlease · 28/08/2024 08:46

Anyone have any experience on Drama re review/remark? I was wondering if it’s worth trying, but this has nothing to do with the subjects DD choose for ALevels or further.( but she is worried about uni applications)